Tag: 'Waikato Cup'

Te Akau Racing will hold a strong hand in each of the three stakes races at Te Rapa on Saturday, with four runners set to...

Dionysus will be looking for redemption when he heads to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m).

Hardy veteran Viktor Vegas struck a blow for the older generation when he plowed through the wet underfoot conditions at Te Rapa to blitz his...

Justamaiz will have to overcome an interrupted lead-up and an unfavourable weather outlook to bag himself another Group 3 Waikato Cup (2400m) on his home...

Lisa Latta should get a good guide to how the rehabilitation of top stayer Platinum Invador is going when he joins stablemate Charms Star in...

The Darrell Hollinshead-trained Super Sid picked off some low-hanging fruit when landing the Wrightson/Vetmed 2100 at Ellerslie on Sunday in emphatic fashion. The son of...

A recent injury prevented popular owner-breeder Joan Egan from attending the New Year’s Day races at Ellerslie on Saturday, but her pride and joy Concert...

Roger James had plenty of time to reflect on a truly magical 48-hour period as he made the long trip home to his Cambridge base...

Cambridge trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood capped an already stellar day at Te Rapa on Saturday when Two Illicit strode clear of her rivals...

Something about the start of summer brings the very best out of Concert Hall, who broke an 11-month win drought with a superb victory in...

It will be something of a ‘girls day out’ for star members of the Roger James and Robert Wellwood stable on Saturday. The Cambridge training...

A career highlight at Te Rapa on Saturday might have put a further delay on retirement plans for owner-breeder-trainer Bill Pomare. After more than three...

Twenty-four hours on from the biggest win in his fledgling career, apprentice jockey Callum Jones is still having trouble coming to terms with his achievement....

Apprentice Callum Jones made the most of a late call up when he guided outsider Ocean Billy to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 SKYCITY Hamilton...

Group 3 features at Te Rapa on Saturday could be the starting point of a special summer for Lauren Brennan. The Cambridge trainer has strong...

Cambridge and Matamata may be the epicentre of thoroughbred training in Waikato, but David Greene hasn’t regretted his decision to base himself at Te Rapa...

Te Akau Racing’s Prise De Fer may have missed last weekend’s Group 1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) but the five-year-old gelding will soon have the...

Waikato jockey Lynsey Satherley is making a rare trip to Wanganui this weekend, lured south by a strong book of rides right up to stakes...

Progressive galloper Paisley Park bounced back to winning form when he out-finished his rivals over 1600m at Ellerslie on Saturday. The Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship...

Progressive galloper Swords Drawn threw his hat into the ring for some of the upcoming summer staying features when he stormed home from near last...

He may have just won his first stakes race, but in the eyes of those close to him, Justamaiz has been a champ since the...

Local galloper Justamaiz left no excuses for his rivals as he led all the way to capture the day’s feature staying contest at Te Rapa,...

Veteran jockey Darryl Bradley is looking forward to a gilt-edged opportunity to achieve two career goals at Te Rapa on Saturday. The 53-year-old, who these...

New Plymouth trainer Robbie Patterson has experienced one of his best weeks in racing, recording a treble at his home track on Thursday after picking...

Hardy galloper Sultan Of Swing capped a somewhat bizarre day at Te Rapa when he took out the Group 3 J Swap Contractors Sprint (1400m)...